syncopated.

Tuesday, May 01, 2007

don't think twice, it's alright

hooray for labour day. i'm feeling happily nostalgic today.

along with simon and garfunkel, peter, paul and mary were an early influence on my music. it was probably the only music i remembered since it stood out from all the other classical music my parents played when i was young.

here's a medley of some of my favourite p, p & m.

In the early mornin' rain
With a dollar in my hand
And an aching in my heart
And my pockets full of sand
I'm a long way from home,
And I miss my loved one so
In the early mornin' rain
With no place to go.

Out on runway number nine,
Big seven-o-seven set to go
But I'm out here on the grass
Where the pavement never grows
Well the liquor tasted good
And the women all were fast
There she goes my friend,
She's rollin' down at last.

Hear the mighty engine roar,
See the silver wing on high
She's away and westward bound
Far above the clouds she'll fly
Where the mornin' rain don't fall
And the sun always shines
She'll be flyin' o're my home
In about three hours time.

This old airport's got me down,
It's no earthly good to me
Cause I'm stuck here on the ground,
Cold and drunk, as I might be.
Can't jump a jet plane
Like you can a freight train

So I'd best be on my way
In the early mornin' rain.

i just spoke to manyi over msn. she's in portugal - just finished racing the eurolympics with a credible 29th. analysed these results with cai. funny to find a jens lehmann at 84th in the men's 470s.

When I was just a lad of ten
My father said to me,
"Come here and take a lesson
From the lovely lemon tree."
"Don't put your faith in love, my boy",
My father said to me,
"I fear you'll find that love is like
The lovely lemon tree."

One day beneath the lemon tree,
My love and I did lie
A girl so sweet that when she smiled
The stars rose in the sky.
We passed that summer lost in love
Beneath the lemon tree
the music of her laughter
Hid my father's words from me

One day she left without a word.
She took away the sun.
And in the dark she left behind,
I knew what she had done.
She'd left me for another,
It's a common tale but true.
A sadder man but wiser now
I sing these words to you:

Lemon tree very pretty
And the lemon flower is sweet
But the fruit of the poor lemon
Is impossible to eat.

i'm a happy boy cuz greg has sent me 'install a beak in the heart...' destruction of small ideas is out i believe.

It ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe,
It don't matter, anyhow.
And it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe,
If you don't know by now.
When the rooster crows at the break of dawn,
Look out your window and I'll be gone
You're the reason I'm travelin' on,
Don't think twice it's all right.

It ain't no use in turnin' on your light, babe,
Light I never know'd
It ain't no use in turnin' on your light, babe,
I'm on the dark side of the road.
Still I wish there was somethin' you would do or say
To try and make me change my mind and stay,
We never did too much talkin' anyway,
Don't think twice it's all right.

I'm walkin' down that long, lonesome road, babe,
Where I'm bound, I can't tell
But goodbye is too good a word gal,
So I'll just say "fair-thee-well"
I ain't saying you treated me unkind,
You coulda done better, but I don't mind
You just sorta wasted my precious time,
Don't think twice it's all right.

It ain't no use in callin' out my name gal,
Like you never did before
It ain't no use in callin' out my name gal,
I can't hear you anymore.
I'm a thinkin' and a wonderin'
All the way down the road
I once loved a woman, a child I'm told,

I gave her my heart but she wanted my soul,
Don't think twice it's all right.

Strummed at 12:19 AM (x)

the artist.
colin cheng.
3/4.14, 5/6.6.
acsi (ib).
10/09/1989.
sailor.
concluding@gmail.com

his experiences.
intersch 2004
beijing oep 2006
bordeaux 4.7 worlds 2006
los angeles radial worlds 2006
doha asian games 2006
hobart jan 2007
muse concert jan 2007
holland radial worlds 2007

his aspirations.
weight for laser.
breeze. chase it.
cut down on mistakes.
get to know pple better.
understanding. respect.
a cat.
discipline. control.
contact lenses.

his peers.
acsailing
cai
choong
elaine
han sheng
john loh
xin ling

his inspirations.
65daysofstatic
the arcade fire
christopher o'riley
the cinematic orchestra
damien rice
dream theater
elliott smith
explosions in the sky
hiromi
isis
joe satriani
john petrucci
liquid tension experiment
mogwai
mono
my brightest diamond
oceansize
opeth
peter, paul and mary
radiohead
rodrigo y gabriela
sigur rós
simon & garfunkel
thursday
vienna teng
yo la tengo

his work.
July 2005
August 2005
September 2005
October 2005
November 2005
December 2005
January 2006
February 2006
March 2006
April 2006
May 2006
June 2006
July 2006
August 2006
September 2006
October 2006
November 2006
December 2006
January 2007
February 2007
March 2007
April 2007
May 2007
June 2007
July 2007
August 2007
September 2007
October 2007
November 2007
December 2007

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